Compiled by Peter Coulman
Originally appeared on Alan Gryfe’s transit histories website, reprinted with permission.
82 ROSEDALE is Toronto’s oldest continuous running bus route. Serving the exclusive neighbourhood of Rosedale, buses proved to be effective vehicles in serving riders feeding into Toronto’s streetcar network. The neighbourhood is an enclave, with access from the north and the east restricted by the Canadian Pacific railway tracks and the Don Valley respectively. With only one through road (Mount Pleasant), the demand for through transit service has remained slight, and the TTC’s task has been to moving riders from inside the neighbourhood to various entry and exit points on Yonge or Bloor Streets.
April 26th, 1922
Circular route begins operation, running from Glen Road & South Drive via Glen, Summerhill Avenue, MacLennan Avenue, Schofield Avenue and Highland Avenue back to Glen & South Drive. Alternate buses operate the loop in the opposite direction. Route is assigned #3.
3 | ROSEDALE | SUMMER- |
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3 | ROSEDALE | S O U T H |
7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||||||
October 4th, 1922
South end extended along Glen, looping clockwise via west on Elm Avenue, north on Sherbourne Street and east on South Drive.
May 1st, 1924
Extended to run from Bloor and Sherbourne Streets via Sherbourne, Elm, Glen to Summerhill then over previous route back to starting point.
March 11th, 1927
Route split in two due to the poor condition of the Glen Road bridge. South half from Bloor & Sherbourne via Sherbourne, Elm and Glen to South Drive and back. North half looped counterclockwise from Glen & Highland via Glen, Summerhill, MacLennan, Schofield and Highland to Glen Road.
July 28th, 1927
Owing to demolition and rebuilding of the Glen Road bridge, additional service from St. Clair Avenue & Yonge Street via east on St. Clair, and south and east on Inglewood Drive. East end loop operated clockwise via south on MacLennan, west on Rosedale Heights Drive and north on SighthillAvenue. Buses also loop clockwise in the west via south on Avoca, west on Pleasant Boulevard and north on Yonge Street. Service provided in addition to north & south portions.
July 29th, 1928
Temporary route discontinued and regular route resumed over new viaduct, from Bloor/Sherbourne Loop via Sherbourne, Elm, Glen, Summerhill, MacLennan, Schofield, Highland, Glen, Elm and Sherbourne.
October 1, 1933
Operations transferred from Sherbourne to Davenport garage.
July 25th to August 14th, 1934
Sherbourne bridge temporarily closed. Southern route terminus moved to Rosedale Loop.
November 1st, 1935
ROSEDALE bus extended to run from Summerhill Avenue & MacLennan Avenue via south on MacLennan, Scofield Avenue, Highland Avenue and Glen Road, west on Elm Avenue, south on Sherbourne Street, west on Wellesley Street, St. Albans Street, Queens Park Crescent, Hoskin Avenue and Harbord Street, looping via Spadina and Glen Morris (?). Eastboud trips return via Harbord, Hoskin, south on Queens Park, east on Old Kings College Road and St. Albans, etcetera to Summerhill. New routing to be known as WELLESLEY-ROSEDALE. Service provided until 6:30 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays. After 6:30 p.m. and all day Sundays and holidays ROSEDALE buses run to Sherbourne & Bloor only.
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WELLESLEY |
SUMMERHILL |
Monday to Saturday, daytime | |
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ROSEDALE |
SUMMERHILL |
Monday to Saturday, evenings | |
Weekday route extended and known as WELLESLEY-ROSEDALE. Sundays and holidays continue as before.
May 5th, 1940
On Sundays and holidays ROSEDALE bus combined with the SHERBOURNE streetcar route and known as SHERBOURNE-ROSEDALE. This bus route operates from Summerhill & MacLennan via Sherbourne to King, looping clockwise at the south end via west on King Street, north on Frederick Street and east on Duke Street.
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WELLESLEY |
SUMMERHILL |
Monday to Saturday, daytime | |
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SHERBOURNE |
SUMMERHILL |
Monday to Saturday, evenings | |
September 9th, 1940
Evening service (after 6:30 p.m. weekdays) now runs over regular route from Summerhill to Sherbourne and Bloor, then south on Sherbourne as ROSEDALE-SHERBOURNE.
September 22nd, 1940
New ROSEDALE transfers in use on Sundays.
November 7th, 1940
New ROSEDALE transfers in use on weekdays.
June 7th, 1942
ROSEDALE-SHERBOURNE route renamed ROSEDALE
September 10th, 1945
Operations transferred to Sherbourne garage.
January 14th, 1946
Wellesley portion of route to Spadina now runs until 11:00 p.m., daily except Sundays.
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WELLESLEY |
SUMMERHILL |
Monday to Saturday, daytime except late evenings | |
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ROSEDALE |
SUMMERHILL |
Sunday and Holidays, 18 hours a day | |
June 17th, 1946
Evening terminus cut back to Sherbourne and Bloor instead of Spadina and Harbord.
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WELLESLEY |
SUMMERHILL |
Monday to Saturday, daytime | |
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WELLESLEY |
SUMMERHILL |
Monday to Saturday, evenings | |
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ROSEDALE |
SUMMERHILL |
Sunday and Holidays, 18 hours a day | |
Winter 1946-47
ROSEDALE buses again operated in evenings to Spadina.
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WELLESLEY |
SUMMERHILL |
Monday to Saturday, 18 hours a day | |
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ROSEDALE |
SUMMERHILL |
Sunday and Holidays, 18 hours a day | |
February 17th, 1947
ROSEDALE buses discontinued on Sundays, being replaced by SHERBOURNE buses.
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WELLESLEY |
SUMMERHILL |
Monday to Saturday, 18 hours a day | |
April 19th to May 20th, 1948
Split service operated due to Rosedale bridge closing for repairs. North end looping at Rosedale Loop. South end service looping clockwise via Sherbourne, west on Isabella Street, north on Huntley Street and east on Bloor.
April 24th to June 26th, 1950
Sherbourne bridge declared unsafe. Service again split in two as in 1948.
June 26th, 1950
Sherbourne bridge permanently closed to heavy traffic. Service diverted via west on Elm Avenue, south on Huntley (now Mt. Pleasant), west on Bloor and south on Jarvis Street to regular route. After 6:30 p.m. during summer vacation periods each summer, buses loop clockwise via west on Isabella, north on Church Street and east on Charles Street.
December 2nd, 1950
Charles made one-way westbound. Church Street looping operated in the reverse direction.
December 28th, 1953
New Sherbourne bridge reopened to buses. Routing returned to Sherbourne from Jarvis. Sunday and holiday service provided by SHERBOURNE buses.
March 30th, 1954
Service rerouted coincident with the opening of the Yonge subway. ROSEDALE buses now run from Summerhill over the regular route to Glen & Crescent, then run west on Crescent Road to the new Rosedale subway station, looping off-street, west to Yonge, south to Wellesley, east to Wellesley Subway Station, looping off-street, then west on Wellesley following the WELLESLEY-ROSEDALE routing to loop at Spadina and return. (A revised SHERBOURNE route now provides service on Sherbourne and Elm north of Bloor).
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ROSEDALE |
SUMMERHILL |
7 days a week, 18 hours a day | |
April 11th, 1955
After months of split service due to road re-construction on Yonge Street, north and south portions officially separated. ROSEDALE buses now terminate at Rosedale Station. Service discontinued on Yonge between Crescent and Wellesley; service on Wellesley and to the west now provided by new WELLESLEY bus from Wellesley Station.
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ROSEDALE |
SUMMERHILL |
7 days a week, 18 hours a day | |
September 9th, 1956
Assigned route number 82.
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ROSEDALE |
82 |
SUMMERHILL |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
November 25th, 1956
Service note: 7:00 minute service provided by three buses out of Davenport Garage during rush hour; 10:00 minute service by two buses at all other times.
February 26, 1966
With the opening of the Bloor-Danforth subway, “SUBWAY” destination (used since the opening of the Yonge line in 1954) is replaced with the actual station name.
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ROSEDALE |
82 |
SUMMERHILL |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
February 3rd, 1974
Rush hour service reduced; two buses now provide 10:00 minute headways at all times.
February 12th, 1993
Operation transferred to Eglinton Garage.
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ROSEDALE |
82 |
SUMMERHILL |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day | ||
February 16th, 1996
Operation transferred to Danforth Garage.
82 |
R O S E D A L E |
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82 |
R O S E D A L E |
TO SUMMERHILL |
TO ROSEDALE STN |
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7 days a week, 18 hours a day |
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March 31, 2002
Route transferred to Birchmount Garage. Runs interlined with 75 SHERBOURNE operate out of Eglinton (Comstock) Garage.
March 26, 2006
Bus service currently provided by a single bus at 20 minute intervals, Monday to Friday from 6:20 a.m. to 12:20 a.m., and at 30 minute intervals on weekends with service starting at 7:20 a.m. on Saturday and 9:20 a.m. on Sunday. On late evenings weekdays and Saturdays and on all day Sundays, this route is interlined with the 75A branch of the SHERBOURNE bus.
April 1, 2007
Service made accessible using low-floor Orion VII buses. All runs now operate out of Eglinton (Comstock) Garage.
November 23, 2008
Route switched to operate out of Wilson Garage.
September 3, 2017
Effective on this day, interlined operation between 75 SHERBOURNE and 82 ROSEDALE no longer occurs during the late evening, Mondays through Fridays, or during the day on Sundays and holidays. Interlined operation continues during the evenings on weekends and holidays.
March 28, 2021
Operations moved to Birchmount Garage.
82 Rosedale Image Archive
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When the Twin Coach model 23-R became available in the mid-1930s, the TTC eagerly purchased 30 of these rear-engined "low floor" buses. Another 50 arrived by 1940, allowing replacement of the Transportation Commissions collection of assorted body-on-chassis fleet, and in the process becoming Toronto's "standard" bus until the arrival of General Moors' "old look". (TTC photo) |
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Another, unidentified, Toronto Transportation Commission bus was on the ROSEDALE route in the winter with a full load of passengers. (TTC photo) |
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TTC Fifth Avenue bus #10 sits at the temporary Wellesley yard bearing a rollsign for the 3 ROSEDALE route on October 1, 1923. The photographer is unknown and the image is courtesy the Toronto Archives. |
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TTC Fifth Avenue bus #11 operates in ROSEDALE service circa 1925. Image courtesy the Toronto Public Library. |
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TTC Fifth Avenue Coach Company bus #13 operates in service on the ROSEDALE route on November 8, 1928, at Glen Road and South Drive. Photo courtesy the Toronto Archives. |
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TTC Fifth Avenue Motor Coach Company bus #13 is seen here at Glen Road and South Drive, in service on the 3 ROSEDALE route on November 8, 1923. The photographer is unknown and the image is courtesy the John Knight collection. |
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TTC Mack RB-3G bus #905, fresh from the factory on August 26, 1942, is seen here bearing a ROSEDALE rollsign exposure, although the route configuration is for SHERBOURNE-ROSEDALE. Photo donated by Pete Coulman. |
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This picture shows passengers boarding a ROSEDALE bus (TTC 1158), soon after the YONGE SUBWAY opened. Photo courtesy the Toronto Archives. |
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Another photograph of TTC 1158 boarding passengers at the newly opened Rosedale station. Photo courtesy the Toronto Archives. |
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TTC GM TDH 5303 "New Look" bus #3556 poses eastbound on Crescent Road at Rosedale Road on April 27, 1981. Photo by Ted Wickson, from the Pete Coulman collection. |
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TTC GM New Look #3958 waits at Rosedale subway station in service on 82 ROSEDALE in this 1981 shot. The photographer is unknown, and the photo is from the Pete Coulman collection. |
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On this sunset 1998 day, TTC Flyer D-901 bus #6022 operating at Rosedale station on the 82 ROSEDALE station service. This photo is taken by Felix Tse. |
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TTC Flyer D-901 bus #6049 lays over at Rosedale station in this September 1997 shot by Jeff Bentley. |
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TTC New Flyer D-40 bus #6489 seen at Rosedale Station in service on route 82 ROSEDALE. Photo taken on an unknown date by Bob Hussey, from the Jelo Gutierrez Cantos collection. |
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Its rollsign left unadjusted from its inbound trip, TTC Orion VII #7976 pulls out of Rosedale Station on 82 Rosedale service. Photo taken on May 2, 2009 by Andrew Barton. |
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TTC Orion I bus #8739 is seen on Glen Road in operation on 82 ROSEDALE in this September 1983 shot. The photographer is unknown; the photo is from the Pete Coulman collection. |
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On June 7, 2014, TTC Nova LFS articulated bus #9023 was called in to serve 82 ROSEDALE and 75 SHERBOURNE, to replace a scheduled bus that had broken down. This unusual assignment was captured by an anonymous photographer. Here, we see bus #9023 heading east on Summerhill, at Maclennan. |
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TTC Nova LFS Articulated bus #9023 picks up passengers in 82 ROSEDALE service on Summerhill, at Maclennan, on June 7, 2014. The photographer is anonymous. |
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An official TTC map of 82 ROSEDALE operations, effective September 6, 2010. |
